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    Default Horrible 2d Arts!!

    I sit just me, or does anyone find the GUI, and the unit cards REPULSIVE!

    RTW GUI was nice, and the unit card were also well done, but just look at them, Its absolutely disgusting in MTWII

    for example http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/ima..._screen001.jpg

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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    I agree. But you know, maybe it's still WIP

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    It's not finished, give them some time...
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    reminds me of shogun's
    now really this is horrible... to cartoonish
    im pretty sure they will polish it before the release tho

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    yeah im pretty sure those are stand-ins.... at least i hope they are
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    Undoubtedly they ae going to change those pre-release. The quality on the RTW cards was much better than that after all.

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    I hope they will, but at the same time I doubt CA's ability to release a game nice n proper at release

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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    What the hell, the GUI in M2TW is breathtaking. The unit cards look kinda cartoonish, but thats obviously what they were going for, not lack of skill.

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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    I imagine they are stand-ins myself. I think it would be cool to go with something a big more interesting. How about Bayeux tapestry style figures? That would be nice.

    I must say that screen looks awesome otherwise
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    the entire interface looks weird. It's not really ugly (apart from the unit cards) but it doesn't fit the dark, realistic medieval theme the rest of the game shows. More like something for a fantasy (orcs, elves etc) and cartoony game.

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    I think it's good. It's obviously done for a reason; they stand out so that you will more easily be able to differentiate between units and give them commands in the heat of battle. They're all well drawn and detailed too, so I dont see why people are calling them poor quality.

    PS does anyone know what the x10 in the bottom left is, which has the -/+ buttons beside it? I hope it is battle speed, that's good if there are more than 4 settings in MTW2.

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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    Battle speed. Definately

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    Its sad that people try their best to find little faults in such a game long before it is released and then presume that the fault in question is the finished version.
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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    I like the layout but not neccessarily the colouring, the best thing about the GUI is that little prisoners counter at the bottom right...



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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    They wouldnt be showing a feature off if it was something they were going to heavily change, especialy when none of the early screens contained the UI, it would make no sense to show it now then change it.

    Not that i think it looks bad though, infact i like it. The unit cards are a bit meh.. but theyre individual enough and have enough contrast to be ablew to distinguish between units easily. In any case i wouldnt say 'horrible'.
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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    The Battle UI is the worse UI imo. The campaign map is far superior, looks more Medieval but still could use some improvement. The battle UI reminds me of CNC or something futuristic, which isn't so good. I'm sure they'll change it, and if it isn't surely someone will make one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spiff
    They wouldnt be showing a feature off if it was something they were going to heavily change, especialy when none of the early screens contained the UI, it would make no sense to show it now then change it.
    What you mean exactly like they did in MTW?

    the campaign map had screens released before the game and it was a completely different interface.

    Companies need to release screens and videos to get media attention, its no wonder that they would rather get some much needed press and have stand ins, than wait till the game is gold and then announce the game....

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    The UI doesn't really matter, cos you'll never be looking at it. It's only now that we have new screenshots and hype going that we look at the UI. When was the last time you admired the ROME (or any other TW game) UI when actually playing a battle? UI doesn't really matter IMO.

    And I kinda like the unit cards. I think it's in fact the background that's the problem. It doesn't fit with the unit art. I think it looks ok.

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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    Hmm i wonder if the battle interface is faction specific.. has that already been covered?
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    Default Re: Horrible 2d Arts!!

    I liked the minimal_UI much better than the vanilla anyways. As long as that feature is preserved, I could realy care less.

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